No lbw reviews in England-India series

'Hot Spot' imaging technology and stump microphone audio to assist on-field umpires with caught decisions.

LONDON: There will be no reviews of lbw decisions during the forthcoming England-India Test and one-day series, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced Wednesday.

Indian concerns over the reliability of ball-tracking technology meant the ICC was unable to get adopt universal adoption of the full decision review system (DRS) for all international matches at a recent meeting.

Now, for the four-Test and five-match one-day series between England and India, there will be no HawkEye predictive tracking system for lbws.

However, 'Hot Spot' imaging technology and stump microphone audio will be able to assist the on-field umpires with caught decisions.

ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat, said: "While we are disappointed that the full DRS will not be used to support the umpires, we are pleased that the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) and BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) have worked hard to ensure the minimum DRS is used in this much-anticipated series.

"It is common knowledge that the ICC and ECB would have liked ball tracking to have been included so that lbw decisions could have also been reviewed.

"But the last chief executives' committee and board meeting in Hong Kong agreed to independently confirm the accuracy of ball-tracking technology.

"This will now take place as a matter of urgency."

The first Test between England and India starts at Lord's on Thursday.